Sven Beyersdorff June 14th 2018 Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road - How the Baltic Sea States are performing on the SDGs
Aims of report Why did we do this? Understand performance of 11 countries in the Baltic Sea and Nordic region across the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Identify challenges & discrepancies in performance across the region Use results of analysis to inform strategy and prioritization of activities of CBSS and NCM Distribute report to generate discussion and allow other actors in the region to use and learn from results
SDGs as unifying agenda, enabling measurement of progress Agreed upon by 193 UN members in 2015 Bold and ambitious guiding posts for action (can be seen in analysis results) 17 SDGs, 169 targets, 232 indicators complex, but allowing comparison across countries Around the world, governments both national & local, private sector & civil society are embracing goals and aligning activities to SDGs Regional and sub-regional frameworks can facilitate the effective translation of sustainable development policies into concrete action at national level Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 3
Methodology Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 4
SDG Index and Dashboard: Starting with a baseline & measuring progress Created by Bertelsmann Stiftung & Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) not affiliated w/ UN Analysis of SDG performance across 157 of 193 member states All CBSS states included Based on 99 indicators for which data is available Report includes actual data and normalized values to allow ranking for comparison Country-level measurement, but indicators applicable for regions & municipalities Indicators on spillover-effects included Most complete available source for SDG implementation on country level Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 5
Our approach Overall comparison across Selection of five SDGs & 1 eleven countries 2 Indicator level analysis 3 Seven Avenues for Action identified Mapping of SDG performance across all 11 CBSS member countries Dashboard provided with Green, Yellow, Orange, Red colour rating Three challenging SDGs and two discrepant SDGs selected Indicator level analysis and context provided Based on findings, seven Avenues for Action for macroregional collaboration identified Guide activities of CBSS and NCM as well as BSR macroregional actors Informed by stakeholder involvement Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 6
Findings Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 7
Overall conclusion: Decisive action needed Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red The SDGs are ambitious targets: all SDGs need to be addressed across the BSR Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 8
Nordic countries also need to act Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red Performance is better, but overall conclusion remains the same Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 9
Take-away 1: Environmental SDGs pose a challenge Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red Environmental SDGs stand out in terms of challenging performance Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 10
Take-away 2: SDG1 (No Poverty) almost reached Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red But all SDGs need our focus for 2030 Agenda to be implemented Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 11
Take-away 3: Remaining SDGs with diverse & challenging performance Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red When analysing the indicators, all countries have work to do Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 12
Report: Selection of three challenging and two discrepant SDGs Overview Slide Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden Scale Green Yellow Orange Red Discrepant Challenging Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 13
SDG 8: Unemployment rates in focus Takeaways Unemployment rates vary across region, Germany, Iceland and Norway on top Youth employment rates higher than rest of work force across all countries and discrepancies between countries more clear Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 14
SDG 11: Air pollution and rent burden Takeaways Discrepancies in levels of air pollution across cities Varying levels of rent burdens highest in most developed countries Generally high levels of access to piped water Few indicators available, lack of data for indicator 11.c Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 15
SDG 12: Challenges on several indicators Takeaways High e-waste generated across region, in Norway 3x as much as in Russia Strong differences in Municipal waste across region Generally too high reactive nitrogen production footprint Highly varied net imported emissions of reactive nitrogen Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 16
SDG 13: Energy-related CO2 per capita Takeaways Strong challenges regarding CO2/capita emissions Mixed picture on imported C02 emissions: highest levels in Finland, Lithuania, Sweden Low levels of vulnerability to Climate Change Effective Carbon Rate high: showing region struggles with creating green growth Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 17
SDG 15: Forest Area change & Biodiversity Takeaways Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden performing lower than rest Iceland and Russia outliers on 15.a-15.c on protection of terrestrial and freshwater sites Nordic countries and Germany with higher impacts on biodiversity in food imports High total area of tree loss, Germany & Norway with best results Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 18
Findings on five selected SDGs Indicator level take-aways: SDG 8: Youth unemployment challenging across region SDG 11: Air pollution remains an issues in BSR cities SDG 12: Challenges on several indicators SDG 13: Energy-related CO2 per capita high in all countries SDG 15: Forest area change and imported biodiversity key challenges See report for further information Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 19
Avenues for Action Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 20
Avenues for Action #1: Work together & develop a common understanding of sustainable development in BSR Engage in collaboration to reach SDGs across all levels of governance Create a distinct understanding in the BSR on sustainable development Integrate sustainable development & support actors to operationalise
Avenues for Action #2: Increase the pace of implementation of environmental goals Focus on environmental SDGs & indicators first and foremost Align activities across region & prioritise actions
Avenues for Action #3: Address consumption through circularity and shift to sustainable economies Change consumption patterns across the region Reduce waste and manage waste streams towards more circularity Raise efficiencies
Avenues for Action #4: Learn from the best on climate change action Actively work together to experiment with and create new solutions on combating climate change Work together on adaptation & resilience
Avenues for Action #5: Use SDGs as a tool for avoiding spillover effects, also within the BSR Examine where the region as a whole, but also internally has spillover effects test as pilot within the EUSBSR Set up partnerships across and outside region to help reduce spillovers
Avenues for Action #6: Support youth in becoming the leaders for change Enlist and engage the youth in driving the 2030 Agenda Push flagship topics, such as work on consumption patterns, to affect the next generation
Avenues for Action #7: Strengthen joint data improvement activities Improve data and reporting on SDG- related indicators Initiate regular meetings between Statistics Offices of BSR countries Translate data from national level to municipal and regional level
For more information on Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road, get in touch Sven Beyersdorff - sbe@nordicsustainability.com - Twitter: @Svenbey - www.nordicsustainability.com Baltic 2030: Bumps on the Road Stockholm June 14 th 2018 28